by Geek » Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:35 pm
Hi,
I don't have a PCB in front of me, but it is accepted practise to tie pins 1 and 8 together with this pinout series of tubes as some types, like the EL34, have their surressor tied to Pin1 and is usually held at cathode potential.
Cheers!
-= Gregg =-
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